Changing the User Session Timeout on Tableau Server

To change change the timeout value for Tableau Server user session, there are two options listed below.

Option 1

Adjust the idle timeout, where <minutes> is the number of minutes after which the user session will time out.

For Tableau Server on Linux and Tableau Server on Windows 2018.2 and newer: 
 

tsm configuration set -k wgserver.session.idle_limit -v <minutes> 
tsm pending-changes apply 

Notes:

• The default setting for wgserver.session.idle_limit is 240 minutes. Use tsm configuration get -k wgserver.session.idle_limit command to verify the current value.
• Closing the web browser will end the current session regardless of the timeout period, and require signing-in again to access Tableau Server.

Option 2

Adjust the maximum age for sessions, where <minutes> is the number of minutes after which the user session will time out.

For Tableau Server on Linux and Tableau Server on Windows 2018.2 and newer versions: 

tsm configuration set -k wgserver.session.apply_lifetime_limit -v true
tsm configuration set -k wgserver.session.lifetime_limit -v <minutes>
tsm pending-changes apply

• The setting wgserver.session.apply_lifetime_limit must also be set to "True" for the wgserver.session.lifetime_limit value to take effect.
• When wgserver .session.appy_lifetime_limit is set to "True" the session will time out if:
  • Session is idle and the wgserver.session.idle_limit is reached, OR
  • Session is not idle, but has reached wgserver.session.lifetime_limit